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System Account

The Arcserve Backup services require a valid Windows system account that has Administrator and Backup Operator privileges on the local machine. The services use this account to access local resources, such as the hard drive and the local network.

You are given the option of entering a Windows system account when you first install Arcserve Backup. If you enter a Windows account during installation, Arcserve Backup automatically grants this account Administrator and Backup Operator privileges. If you select Skip during installation, you must enter a valid Windows system account using the Arcserve Backup Administrator and grant it the required privileges manually.

Note: A user in the Backup Operator Group does not have rights to access the Arcserve Backup database. As a result, member servers are not visible to the user in the Backup Manager.

You can change the system account information at any time using the Arcserve Backup Server Admin or the Server Configuration Wizard.